Researching Charles Tonks
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1575 people with the Tonks surname? In that year Tonks was ranked number 2114 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Charles means "Man, strong" and is of German origin.
Records of Charles Tonks on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Charles Tonks and the Tonks Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 3089 people with the Tonks surname in the UK? Tonks is now ranked number 1777 for popularity in the UK. |
Tonks Family History Databases
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Some Famous People called Charles Tonks
Charles Tonks
Charles Frederick Tonks MBE (28 September 1881 - 27 March 1957) was an Anglican priest. He was the Archdeacon of Croydon from 1948 to 1957.
Tonks was educated at King's College London and ordained in 1909. After a curacy at St Luke's Hackney he was the Secretary of the Church of England Temperance Society. He was Rector of St George's with St Mary Magdalene's Canterbury then Rural Dean of Canterbury. He was then Vicar of Walmer from 1928 to 1947 and an officiating chaplain to the British Armed Forces during World War II.
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